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Paramilitary Groups

5 questions from 3 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 20 October 2026.

5
questions
5 written, 0 oral
3
TDs have asked
3
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fianna Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Independent3 from 1 TD · 15 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Carol Nolan
    3
  2. Brendan Smith
    1
  3. Gary Gannon
    1

Asked of

The questions

Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
759. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any organisation whose members or associates are assessed by law enforcement agencies as being involved in organised criminal activity would be permitted to participate in the transition mechanism proposed by the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment; and if he will outline the safeguards that would…
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
760. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether officials of his Department have held, or intend to hold, direct or indirect discussions with representatives of any loyalist or republican paramilitary organisations arising from the recommendations of the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment; the organisations concerned. [74154/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
761. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he accepts in principle the recommendation contained in the Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment that the Irish and UK Governments establish an independent, time-bound transition mechanism to engage with paramilitary organisations. [74153/26]
Gary Gannon Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
610. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of the Joint Independent Expert on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment, in particular if the August 2026 reporting deadline will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32014/26]
Brendan Smith Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1095. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice his views on the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; if he will outline the Government’s views on the absolute need to rid society of paramilitarism; the measures that will be implemented to deal with such issues of criminality, gangsterism and thuggery. [10703/25]